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"Conversations About Children: A Decade of Practical Solutions"
Think Tank Panel Discussion
Alumni Panel: Conrad Boeding, Michael Bradley, Barbara Colorso, Adele Faber
Moderator: Faith Middleton of NPR
Monday, October 30, 2006;
7:00 p.m.
Garde Arts Center -- State Street, New London, CT
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"Who's Responsible for Who I Become?"
Intergenerational Workshop
Tuesday, October 31, 2006;
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Connecticut College Campus – Crozier-Williams Center
Route 32, New London, CT
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Click here to download flyer in English
Click here to download flyer in Chinese
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All events are free and open to the public!
Advance registration NOT required!
Child care is available. Pre-registration for child
care is required. Call 860.701.5150
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The Community Coalition for Children celebrates its 10th anniversary year with a very special panel discussion on Monday, October 30, 2006, 7:00 p.m.., at the Garde Arts Center in New London, CT. This alumni panel, to be moderated by Faith Middleton of NPR, will discuss current challenges and solutions as we all work together to raise our children.
Scheduled speakers:
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Conrad Boeding, M.A., author of "Children of Rage: Preventing Youth Violence after Columbine."
- Dr. Michael Bradley, Ed.D., author of “Yes, Your Teen Is Crazy” and “The Heart & Soul of the Next Generation: Extraordinary Stories of Ordinary Teens.”
- Barbara Coloroso, author of "The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander" and "Just Because It's Not Wrong, Doesn't Make It Right."
- Adele Faber, author of “How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk,” and numerous other books.
- Pedro Noguera, originally slated to be a panelist and workshop presenter is unable to join us for this event.
Simultaneous Sign, Spanish, and Chinese translations will be provided at Monday evening's program.
On Tuesday, October 31, 2006, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., a follow-up intergenerational workshop will be held at the Crozier Williams Center on the campus of Connecticut College in New London, CT. Participants will address the question, "Who's Responsible for Who I Become?" Students, parents, community members -- join us for a day of discussion, brainstorming, and idea sharing across traditional generational, cultural and socio-economic boundaries.
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Biographies of Scheduled Speakers
Michael J. Bradley, Ed.D.
http://www.yesyourteeniscrazy.com
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“Yes, Your Teen Teen is Crazy! Loving Your Kid
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The award-winning author of Yes, Your Teen is Crazy! Loving Your Kid Without Losing Your Mind and its companion guide for teenagers, Yes, Your Parents Are Crazy! A Teen Survival Handbook, Dr. Bradley moderated the Community Coalition for Children's first panel/video featuring educators, parents, and students at a teen summit at Norwich Free Academy. The wisdom that emerged from all participants captured the attention of all who attended and those who saw it on the frequent airings of community access television stations. Dr. Bradley brings the gift of humor as well as clinical insights to issues that affect us all.
A psychologist practicing in suburban Philadelphia, Dr. Bradley uses recent discoveries about teen brain development. Neuroscientists have confirmed that the growth that occurs between ages 12-20 is “critical to things like intelligence, self awareness, emotional control, impulse restraint, and rational decision-making.”
Dr. Bradley helps parents, educators, mental health counselors, and teens themselves understand that teens are not young versions of the adults they will become. They are significantly different. Bridges must be built to connect teens with their parents and other key adults because, Dr. Bradley says, parents “are still the most influential force in your adolescent’s life…for better and for worse.” He teaches adults how to make the first steps to change relationship dynamics.
His vignettes provide humorous, poignant, and expert insights into the challenges that greet teens, parents, educators and counselors as they navigate the fjords of adolescence. He believes that “the concept of inoculating adolescents against the craziness versus isolating them from the insanity” is a complex challenge for contemporary parents.
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Adele Faber
http://www.fabermazlish.com/about.htm
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“How To Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk”
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The author of How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and LIsten So Kids Will Talk, Adele Gaber was the Coalition's first renowned speaker (1997). Her book is now available in Spanish. She and her co-author, Elaine Mazlish, continue to work with parent-guidance groups. The subject of their first book after ten year's experience: Liberated Parents/Liberated Children: Your Guide to a Happier Family. Her practical, hands-on strategies enable parents to be more effective with children of all ages.
Adele Faber has based her work on the work of the late child psychologist Dr. Haim Ginott. She has won the international praise of mothers and fathers and professional educators-for the simple reason that her successful parenting workshops get results!
In their book “How To Talk so Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk” Faber and Elaine Mazlish offer skills based on psychological insights, their own experience as parents, and what they've learned from parents throughout the world! The authors' method is supportive, friendly, and best of all, effective. It offers innovative ways to solve such common problems as:
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How to listen to-and understand-your child's concerns
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How to have cooperation in your family-without nagging
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How you and your child can deal with feelings
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How to find alternatives to punishment
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How to help your child attain a positive self-image
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Conrad Boeding, M.A.
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“Children of Rage: Preventing Youth Violence after Columbine"
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The author of Children of Rage: Preventing Youth Violence after Columbine, Conrad Boeding is the founder and executive director of Human Passages Institute, dedicated to helping children who have lost the abilitity to trust. His presentation in 2000 introduced the community to the issues of bullying and steps for its prevention. This issue continues to resonate as schools, students, and parents collaborate on local initiatives.
In "Children of Rage: Preventing Youth Violence After Columbine," Mr. Boeding illustrates how this psychological problem has developed into a broader social issue, creating a growing subculture of alienated, angry and aggressive youth. His book, The Love Disorder, describes his methods in practical language so that parents and professionals alike may employ them.
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